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UNITED STATES Patented July 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

STAMPING AND LABELING NIECHANISM.

l SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,147, dated July 12, 1904.

Original application filed August 20, 1897, Serial No. 648,936. Divided and this application led November 19, 1901. Serial To all L11/1,0m. t may con/cern.: n

Be it known that l', RUFUs LENOIR PATTER- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the borough of Manhattan and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stamping and Labeling Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to machinery for packing tobacco and` other merchandise.

In its complete form, or as it is preferably made and used in practice, the machine comprises an apparatus for measuring the substance to be packed, weighing it with nicety, placing it in bags or other holders and compressing it, applying a-revenue-stamp to the package, applying a label, one or more, and in connection with tobacco introducing when desired a package of cigarette-papers and a card or other token beneath one of thelabels, and finally delivering the finished packages in regular order to a tray or receptacle. The present application is confined to mechanism for applyingthe stamps and labels with or without the package of cigarette-papers and the card, token, or the like, and the drawings areconned to such figures as are necessary to a clear explanation of these parts.

1n said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the framework of the machine and of the mechanism for applying the labels, stamps, Sac., together with the necessary operating parts and connections, the measuring, weighing, and packing devices being, however, omitted; Fig. 2, a top plan view of the'stamping and labeling mechanism; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical section illustrating the construction and arrangement of the ejector mechanism by which the packages are delivered from the forms or molds in which they are compressed and carried to the stamping and labeling devices. Fig. 4'is a perspective view of the guide for taking care of the tag applied to the puckering-strings of the bags when suchl tags are used, Fig. 4 beinga cross-section of said guide at the point indicated by the dotted line and arrow connecting Figs. 4 and 4u; Fig. 5, an elevation of the mechanism for applying revenue-stamps to the packages; Fig. 6,

(No model.)

a perspective View illustrating the construction of the gripper for withdrawing stamps from the holder and the mechanism for actuating it; Fig. 7, a perspective view of the gripper and its carrier-block; Fig. 8, an elevation of the devices for placinga label beneath the stamped package; Figs. 9 and 10, views illustrating the mode of folding the label about the package and ironing it down thereon; Figs. 11 and 12, sectional views illustrating the construction and operation of one of the label-holders; Fig. 13, an elevation of said label-holder looking at right angles to Figs. 11 and 12; Fig. 14, a perspective view of another label-holder used to contain the district or caution strip or label when packaging tobacco, the paste-receptacle and the upper portion of the connecting delivery-tube being shown separated from the other portions of the figure and on a smaller scale to bring them within the limits of the sheet; Figs. 15 and 16, face elevation and section, respectively, of the paste-applying devices for the trade or face label; Figs. 17 and 18, sectional views of the label-holder for the district or caution label or for any equivalent strip or label; Fig. 19, an end elevation showing the apparatus for applying the final label, which for convenience may be termed the face label; Fig. 20, a similar view of .part of said apparatus, further illustratingits action; Fig. 21, a view illustrating vthe delivery mechanism by which the packages are discharged from the machine; Fig. 22, a detail thereof; Fig. 23, a top plan view of the receiving-tray and delivery devices; Fig. 24, a side elevation of a section or portion of said tray; Fig. 25, a sectional view illustrating the mode of discharging the tray; Fig. 26, a detail view of the mechanism for withdrawing a stamp from the box or holder, and Fig. 27 a view showing the manner of mounting the paste boX or holder which applies the paste to the stamp.

The present application is divided out of an earlier application filed in my name in the United States Patent Office on the 90th day of August, 1897, and designated by Serial No. 648,936, this division being made in compliance with olcial requirements. The parent application will retain a description and illustration of the machine in its complete form, and for, this reason it is deemed advisable to retain in the present description the designations of parts used in the original application in order that the two may be read together or that cross-reference may be made from one to the other with greater facility.

For convenience of explanation it should be stated at the outset that the merchandise to be packed is firstdelivered from suitable supply bins or hoppers to measuring' devices, which measure out approximately the required charge for a package of given size or weight. This charg'e is then delivered to the 1 pan or receptacle of a weighing mechanism and is added to, if need be, to give the precise weight required, the measured charge being preferably slightly short of the required quantity. From the weig'hing mechanism the charge is delivered to the packages, bag's, or other in which it is to be ineased and these Iare in turn carried into forms or holders in which the material undergoes compression s ufficient to give regular and symmetrical form to the package and, if need be, sufficient to materially reduce its bulk. These molds or forms are in the type. of machine described in -the parent application open-ended boxes introduced into and forming parts of' an endless chain, which boxes come successively to the position indicated in Fig. 3, wherein 115 designates a mold, form, or box in the position to which it is carried preparatory to ejection of the package from such mold, form, or box.V Itis not deemed necessary to show the entire carrier-chain and devices connected therewith, since the mechanism forming part of this application may be used with any preliminary packing' mechanism adapted to bring the form or mold to positionto be acted upon by the ejector. Inasmuch, however, as a tag-guide is necessary to prevent a tag or card commonly applied to the packages from g'etting in the way of labels or stamps subsequently applied to the package it is desirable to begin with a description of such guide. I shall therefore describe in the following order the different elements of the machine: first, the tag-guide; second, the ejector; third, the stamp-applying devices; fourth, card-delivering devices; fifth, the paste-applying devices; sixth, trade-label holder; seventh, the label-presser; eighth, delivery mechanism; ninth, receiving' tray; tenth, stamp and label holders.

hgf/mda-Tlie package having' been duly compressed and carried forward by the formcarrier and the string having been tied or the end otherwise closed, the package passes to an ejector. to apply to the bag' a printed tag of strong paper or other suitable material and a pack- -age or book of cigarette-papers. These, at-

tached by a string and free to swing about,

In some factories it is customary are liable to catch into or to be caught by thev with a second guide which cares for the tags and papers in the subsequent travel of the packages. The guide 154 consists of two sheet-metal strips 155 and 156, curved at their upper ends to conform to the path described by the upper ends of the packages while the form is passing about wheel 123, said strips being' set in a common vertical plane, with their edges slightly separated to aord space for the strings of the tag to pass through. The opening thus formed is covered by a guard-strip 157, which serves to bend the string sharply, so that having once entered the guideway it shall not pullout, but merely traverse the same with the string held at the same distance from the package throughout, or practically so. To insure the entrance of the string' into the guideway, the strip 155 is carried above strip 156, and the lower edge of its elevated end is curved, as shown in Fig. 4.

It will be convenient to describe here the second guide for the string' holding the tag or paper package, remarking that when the bagreaches a point about on a level with the lower end of guide 154 it is'ejected from the form and is carried horizontally along a track or runway composed of two ang'le-irons or L- shaped rails 158, from which it is lowered to another track or way. Below the strip 156 of guide 154 is arranged a broad sheetmetal strip or plate 159, the lower end of which is bent gradually around laterally through about ninety degrees, as shown in Fig'. 4, and thence bent or curved horizontally at a still lower point by an easy or gradual curve. This forms a support for the tag and book or paper package while the bag is changing from a vertical to a horizontal path of travel, the bag at this time traveling on its side face along' the track 158 with its tied end foremost. Projecting from the lower extremities of the strips 155 and 156 are wires 16() and 161, which curve from vertical to horizontal planes and give direction to the strings at the moment of transferring the package to the horizontal track or way.

By the side of the track 158 is located a box-like guide 162, consisting' of a sheet of thin metal attached to the outer side of the rail of the track at or near the lower edge thereof, extending horizontally a distance approximately equal tothe width of saidtrack, thence upward to about the level of the top of the rail, and finally inward to a point close to the upper edge of the rail, as shown in Figs. 4I

and 5. At the end nearest the vertical guide 154 the guide 162 terminates in a flaring mouth of substantially V form, as seen in Figs. 4 and 5, so that as the bag or package is moved i to yand along' the track 158 the .tagv and pack- IOO age will be directed into the guide-box 162, the strings passing through the opening between the top plate thereof and the upper edge of track rail 158. In this way all danger of injury to or interference with or by the tag and paper package is avoided.

.The afectara-It has been stated that the bags or packages after being duly closed are ejected from the form-carriers in the descending stretch or section of the form-chain. The mechanism by which this is done is shown in Fig. 3. The ejector consists simply of a horizontal rod or bar 163, the forward end of which is carried through a guide attached to the frame 62 and the other end of whichis made fast to a block 164, fitting upon and guided by a horizontal bar 165. Block 164 is connected by a link 166 or in any equivalent way with a lever 167, fulcrumed at its lower end in or upon a part of the machineframe. A lever 167 is in turn connected by a link 168 with a lever 169, fulcrumed at its upper end in main frame 62 and provided with a stud or roller 170, which is acted upon by a cam 171, carried by shaft 101. This may be a covered cam, in which case it will serve to positively withdraw or recede the ejector, as well as to move it outward, or it may be merely an open cam, in which case a spring or equivalent means will be provided to recede or return the ejector. Arms 176, having overhanging flanges, engage over the ribs 137 of the formboxes as one after another they come opposite the ejector. These arms prevent the form from moving while the ejector is acting.

All the parts thus far described are timed to operate in proper order or sequence; but to guard against the .form-chain being carried by momentum a greater distance at one throw of its actuating-pawl than is desirable shaft 128, Figs. 2 and3, which carries sprocketwheel 122, is provided with a stop-wheel172, having notches in its periphery corresponding in number and arrangement with the teeth of ratchet-wheel129. A spring-pressed locking-bolt 173 is arranged to engage in the notches of wheel 172 as they are successively brought into line therewith, and thus to hold the shaft 128 and the sprocket-wheel 122 against movement until the bolt is withdrawn. This occurs once in each revolution of shaft 101 or once inV each revolution of shaft 104 by reason of a cam wheel or disk 17 4,carried by a shaft 104, acting against a lateral arm 175 of the bolt, advisably furnished with an antifriction-roller, Fig. 3.

Directly in front of that part of the formchain which passes vertically downward at the end of table 61 there is arranged a seat 177 for the attendant, by whom the bagstrings are tied, if this mode of closure be adopted, as is commonly done in packing tobacco. This seat is seen in Fig. 5 supported by an arched cross-bar 178, extending from side to side of frame 62. It is omitted from other figures to permit other parts to be more clearly shown. Foot-rests 179 (seen in Figs. 1 and 2) are provided to give a proper support for the feet of the attendant and to prevent interference with or injury by moving parts of the machine.

Stmnp-fmpZg/ng Zem'c@s.-Referring next to Figs. 2 and 5, the devices by which the revenue-stamp is applied will be explained, it being observed, however, that a label or band of any character may be applied by like mechanism.

In Fig. 2, which is a top plan view of that part of the machine in which the stamping and labeling is performed, one of the forms, 115, is represented as directly in line with the track or way 158, the lower side of the form being on a level with thetop of the track or way. The track 158 is interrupted at about a bags length from its receiving end to make room for the vertically moving gripper, which descends, grasps a stamp, and draws it upward across the path of the advancing bag or package in essentially the same manner as in the former machine above referred to.

As shown in Fig. A5, a stamp box or holder 180 is attached to the framework of the machine in a vertical position, its construction and operation being essentially like that of the label-holder shown in Fig. 14 and hereinafter described except that it is placed in an upright instead of a horizontal position. In its general featuresit is the same as the stampholder of my former patented machine.

The mechanism for withdrawing a stamp, carrying it over the paste-roller, and suspending it in the path of the package differs in detail from that of the former machine, as will now bepointed out.

Supported by two brackets 181 is a vertical guide-bar 182, upon which are mounted and guided two blocks 183 and 184, each provided with a friction-spring 185 with friction-regulating screw 186, as shown by dotted lines in connection with block 184 in Fig. 5. These friction devices cause the blocks to stand at any point to which they are moved or adjusted upon the guide-bar 182 for a purpose presently seen. The upper block has formed upon it or rigidly secured to it a stationary jaw 187, with which cooperates a swinging or movable jaw 188, the two constitutinga gripper to seize' and draw out a stamp from the holder 180. The movable jaw 188 is carried by arock-shaft 189, provided with a radial arm 190, as seen in Fig. 6, which arm extends through an elongated slot or opening in block 183 and enters a recess or cavity in a vertical rod or bar 191, extending vertically from block 183 to block 184 and through both of them. From the upper portion of rod or bar 191 a pin 192 projects horizontally, and this pin is connected by an extensible link 193 with the free end of a lever 194, fulcrumed in a bracket 195 and raised and lowered IIO at proper intervals by a cam L196, carried by shaft 223. The cam 196 is so fashioned as to hold the lever at rest during about a half-rev olution, except for a momentary elevation and prompt lowering thereof, due to a projection 197 on the periphery of the cam. lt is important that this projection shall act at precisely the proper moment, and hence -it is preferably formed upon a separate plate 198, made adjustable upon the cam concentrically with the axis of the latter, as seen in Fig. 5. As the lever 191 begins to descend the block 183, beingheld by friction upon guide-bar 182, the rod or bar 191 makes a slight downward movement in advance of block 183 and, acting upon arm 190 of rock-shaft 189, swings jaw 188 outward or away from fixed jaw 187, thereby opening the gripper preparatory to receiving and seizing a stamp. The play of of arm 190 being limited by the relatively short slot in block 183, through which it passes, said block soon pai-takes of the downward motion of bar 191, the two descending together. Bar or rod 191 is provided with a long slot or opening 199, into which extends a radial arm of a rock-shaft journaled in a box or bearing in block 181 and carrying a finger 200, provided with teeth, points, or equivalent means for enabling it to take hold upon the upper or outermost stamp in case or holder 180. As the bar orrod 191 descends the block 181 and the finger 200 are unaffected until the upper end wall of slot 199 strikes the arm of the rock-shaft carrying finger 200, thus swinging said finger away from the stamp-case, and then as the rock-shaft reaches the limit of its short oscillation the block 1841 is carried downward. This movement of block 181 is not very great, but occurs during the time that the open gripper-jaws 187 188 are passing down on opposite sides of the end of the stamp protruding above the case or holder 180. Whenthis point is reached, cam 196 starts lever 191 upward, and this lever, drawing upward upon rodor bar 191, rocks the shaft 189 and closes jaw 188 against jaw 187, block 183 momentarily standing still because of its frici tion upon guide-bar 182 and only beginning its upward movement when the jaw 188 can swing no farther. By this time pin 192 engages the under side or end of block 183 and carries said block upward, thereby drawing out the stamp from the case or holder. As the block 183 and rod or bar 191 approach the limit of their upward movement the lower wall of slot 199 in rod or bar 191 encounters the arm of the rock-shaft of finger 200, swings said finger into ycontact with the outermost stamp, and then elevates the block. The finger being thus pressed and held against the stamprnoves itlengthwise a short distance, suiiicient to cause its end to protrude beyond the case or holder, ready to be seized by the gripper at the next descent. In being withdrawn from the case or holder the stamp is drawn over or in contact with a paste-roller similar in construction and arrangement to that shown in Figs. 14: and 16, which will be fully'described later on. The paste-roller and its paste-box are suspended by an adjustable link 202, which may be of telescopic construction and the upper end of which is jointed to the supporting-track 158 or other support somewhat inward toward or over the stamp-case, so that the roller tends to gravitate toward said case and to bear against the stamp as the same is withdrawn therefrom. To prevent the pasteroller from applying paste to the end of the stamp where the gripper is to grasp it, a rod 203, bearing a roller 201, is made fast to the paste box or feeder 201, and a bar 205, provided with a cam-plate 206, is attached to sliding block 183. As the block 181 completes its upward movement the cam-plate 206 rides in front of roller 204 and moves back the paste box or feeder 201, so that the paste-roll is held out of contact with the stamp, and this occurs at the time the stamp is being moved bythe finger 200. The roller continues to be thus held back until the block 183 begins to descend and until the cam-plate 206 rides down from in front of roll 204. The gripper then seizes the stamp and draws it out subject to the direct pressure and to the pasteapplying action of the roller, which is again thrown back just as the lower end of the stamp comes opposite its face. At this moment the ejector 163 comes into action and forcing the tied or upper end of the package against the pasted face of the stamp carries said stamp before it between two rollers 207 and 208, one directly above track 158 and the other extending from one to the other of the rails thereof flush with their top faces. To prevent the stamp from being torn, on the one hand, or prematurely released, on the other hand, the projection 197 is provided, this giving final movement of bars 191 and 205 necessary to actuate the feeding-finger 200 and to throw back the paste-roll and then promptly causing or permitting the short fall of lever 194 necessary to effect the opening of jaw 188 away from jaw 187. Paste is supplied to the paste box or feeder 201 by a flexible tube 209 from a hopper or can 210, secured upon the main frame at any convenient point.

It has already been explained how the tubular or box-like guide 162 takes care of the tag and cigarettepaper package, card, or other device, and it will now be shown how the band-label, commonly known as the district7 or caution label, is applied in the case of tobacco packages.

Dz'srz'ct- Zabel mcltam'smln its general features this resembles the corresponding mechanism of my prior machine; but in some respects it is simplified and improved.

The packages being forced on their sides, with the tied end foremost, by the ejector to and along the track or way 158 and carried IOO IIO

thereby to a point where the track is provided with hinged or yielding' sections 211, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, 8, and 9, a plunger or verticallyreciprocating' head 212, suspended by a link or bar 213 from the free end of a lever 214, descends and, `overcoming the resistance of the springs or other counterbalancing devices of the track-sections 211, forces the package downward through the track or way, whereit is received upon and sustained by a block 215, Figs. 8, 9, and 10. Block 215 is recessed or cut away at its middle, leaving a transverse opening from its top to near its bottom, through which the label 216 may lie or be drawn, as indicated in Fig. 8. The block is carried by a slide 217, guided in suitable ways and sustained, raised, and lowered by a lever 218, fulcrumed in the main frame and controlled by a cam 219 on shaft 223, which also carries the cams 224 and 196, by which levers 214 and 194 are actuated to raise and lower block 183 and head 212.

Extending into the cavity or opening of block 215 is alinger 225, carried by avertical stem226, the lower part of which is furnished or formed with a sleeve to encircle and slide upon a rod 227, carried by the frame of the machine or secured upon the floor and encircled by aspiral spring, upon which rests the sleeve of stern 226. The office of the finger 225 is to sustain the label 216 and to4 clamp it against the bundle or package forced down by the head 212, so that it may be certainly withdrawn from the grippers and evenly applied to the package; but the spring 228 is made quite light and elastic, so that no undue resistance to lthe descent of the package shall be offered. The rise of the finger is limited by a stop 229, Fig. 8, so that it may never interfere with the proper placing' of the label across and within the block 215.

The district labels are held in a box or holder essentially like that in which the revenue-stamps are contained, but placed in a horizontal position. It is shown in detail inv in Figs. 14, 17, and 18 and will be fully described in another place.

In Fig. 8, 230 indicates a horizontal bar of rectangular or polygonal cross-section extending across the machine from side to side and serving to support and guide two blocks 231 and 232, the former carrying the label-feeder and the other carrying the labelgripper. Blocks 231 and 232 move with a determinate degree of friction upon bar 230, suicient to permit the preliminary rocking of the feeder and gripper upon their rock-shafts or pivotal supports before their own movements begin. As seen in said Fig. 8, the feeder consists simply of an elbow-lever 233, pivotally supported on block 231, and one arm of which carries a pivoted plate 234, furnished with teeth or points to take into the face of the uppermost label to-move it longitudinally, while the other arm extends downward within het block and into an elongated cavity 235 in a bar 236, extending horizontally through both blocks 231 and 232. The gripper is of analogous construction, being simply an elbowlever 237, pivotally supported in or upon block 232, the longer arm of which lever swings to and from the upper face of said block, and the shorter arm of which rests in a short notch or cavity 238 in the upper edge of bar 236. Bar 236 is given a somewhat-extended longitudinal movement through the medium of a cam 239, acting upon a lcver 240, connected by a link 241 with a second lever 242, in turn connected by a link 243 with bar 236, as seen in Fig. 8. Cam 239 is in part an open cam and in part covered, as shown in Fig. 8. It is so fashioned that after carrying bar 236 to the extreme of its backward movement, as indicated in said ligure, it permits a slight forward movement thereof to occur, produced through the action of a spring-pressed plunger or stem 244, the purpose of which is to effect an opening of the gripper 237 as soon as the label is drawn through block 215 and carried to the required point. This slight movement being effected, cam 239 holds the parts against further movement during about a half-revolution of shaft 223, then quickly moves it forward and back. Assuming that a label has been started from the box or holder, the forward movement of bar 236 will carry the open gripper forward to a point where the protruding end of the label will be between its fixed and movable jaws, the latter portion of such movement carrying the rear or lefthand wall of the long recess 235 of bar 236 against the short arm of feeder-lever 233, lifting the feeder and receding it a limited distance. The movement of bar 236 being now reversed, the movable jaw of gripper 237 is at once closed upon the fixed jaw because of the limited movement of bar 236 without or in advance of block 232, and as the bar recedes the label is drawn out and laid through block 215. As the bar 236 approaches the limit of its rearward movement the righthand wall or end of elongated opening 235 of bar 236 encounters the short arm of feeder 233, throws its toothed plate 234 against the uppermost label within the holder, and then, as further independent movement ofthe feeder is impossible, the feeder and block 231 move with bar 236 and start out the label, causing it to protrude suflciently to be seized by the gripper at its next advance. As the label is drawn from its holder it runs over a spring-supported roller 245 and beneath a paste-applying roller 246. (Shown in Fig. 14.) This roller gives a support to the label and sustains it against the pressure of the paste-roller, thus enabling the latter to properly apply paste to the label; but the roller, owing to its yielding' support, will recede in the event of its being encountered by the gripper when the latter moves forward to seize the protruding end of the label. It

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is desirable that the paste-roller be held away from the label at the time the feeder acts while the gripper is seizing' the label and when the mid-length ot' the label is passing' beneath it. The need ot' so doing arises Vlrom the tact that the gripper could not readily reach or seize the label with the paste-roller in position to apply paste and that the gripper would become sticky and hold the labels when it should freely release them it the extreme for- Ward end ot' the label were pasted. The midlength is lett unpasted because itis a common practice to place thereunder a picture, card, or package of cigarette-papers, and if the paste were applied to the label at such point it would disfigure the inserted article. To hold back the paste-roller at such points, the paste boX or receptacle 247 is mounted upon or carried by a swinging arm or lever 248, provided with a roller 249, which rests upon the'upper edge ot' a bar 250, supported and carried by bar 236 and provided with elevating' ribs or projections 251, 252, and 253 at those points where the paste-roller is to be lifted, as seen in Fig. 8, the rib 253 being' also seen in Fig. 14. Moving with bar 236 and having' the ribs located opposite the gripper and Vfeeder and at an intermediate point bar 250 moves and holds back the paste-roller at the precise times required. The ends of the ribs or projections 251, 252, and 253 are beveled to 'facilitate their riding beneath roller 249. VIn descending with block 215 the bag or package passes freelydownward until it reaches the label 216, Fig. 8, whenit encounters the slight resistance of finger 225, the pressure ot' which is, however, sulicient to insure the clamping of the label and its proper downward movement with the bag or package, its ends drawing' out of the gripper and out ot' the box or holder, if not already clear therefrom. Thus clamped and held the bag or package and label vpass between 'two rollers 254 and 255, Figs. 9 and 10, carried by sliding blocks or carriers 256 and 257. Carrier 256 is connected by a link 258 with a lever 259, moved by a cam 260, and carrier 257 is similarly connected by a link 261 with a lever 262, moved by a cam 263, the movements and periods otl rest ot' each roller being such that as the bag or package passes between them they shall remain stationary, except 'for rotation about their axes, and that after the bag or package has reached its lowermost position, where it is held between guide-bars 264, the rollers shall successively move inward over and backward from above the bag or package, thus laying' and ironingdown [irst one then the other endol:

to the package previous tothe application ot' the district label or band and to wrap said band about it to secure it to the bag or vpackag'e. For this purpose I provide a vertical 'magazine or holder 398, (seen in Figs. 1, 2,

and 19,) consisting, essentially, of tour anglebars set upon a suitable base and tied together at their upper ends by metal connecting-stri ps, and 1 arrange an ejecting-slide 265 to move across the lower end ot' this magazine at proper intervals, so as to carry the bottom card or packet outward through a lateral opening in the mag'azine and to deposit it upon block 215 preparatory to the delivery of the bag or package thereto. The top of block 215 is advisably grooved or recessed to receive the card or packet, so that the incoming bag or package may not collide with and remove it, being in this respect like the block of the former machine. The slide 265 travels in a way 266 and is carried back and forth by a lever 267, actuated by a cam 268 and a spring 269, acting in opposition to each other, as best seen in Fig. 2. After the bag or package is furnished with the district label, with or without the card or packet, it is carried along' a Isupporting plate or way 270 and between guards 264, already mentioned, by means of a sweep or lever 271, fulcrumed in the main frame and moved horizontally by a cam 272, all as seen in Fig. 2. The free end of sweep or lever 271 swings inward to a point beyond block 215 While the block is lowered and when no package is upon it and makes a quick outward movement and return immediately after the district label is ironed down. rlhe sweep may be returned by cam or spring, as preferred. The bag or package is carried by the sweep 271 to a point directly in line with a second plate or way 273, which stands at right angles to plate 270 and which is or may be g'rooved or channeled. as shown in Fig. 4. The plate or way 273 is provided with raised edges or ribs to insure the retention and proper travel of the packages,\vliieh are advanced by mechanism illustrated in Figs. 2, 19, and 20. As shown in these figures, a horizontal bar 274 is suitably supported in the main frame of the machine and serves to sustain and g'uide a slide 275,which is connected by a link 276 with the upper end of a lever 277, fulcrumed at its lower end in a suitable bracket or support and connected atan intermediate point by a link 278 with an elbow-lever 279, acted upon by a cam 280. The lever 279 is advisably furnished with a roller t'or the cam to act against to move it in one direction, and a long and highly-elastic spiral spring 281 serves to .move the lever and the connected parts in the reverse direction to that in which they are moved by cam 280.

Projecting horizontally from the side of' slide 275 is an arm 282, Fig. 2, which extends nearly or quite across the plate or way 27 3 an'd is at proper height to engag'e and move IOO IlO

a bag or package lyingthereon. It will thus be seen that as the packages are carried by sweep 271 to the end of plate 2,70 one after another the arm 282 will carry them sidewise or at right angles to their previous travel and deliver them from the plate 270 to the way 273, over which are located devices for delivering paste to the packages, applying a facelabel there, and pressing said label firmly thereon until it becomes smoothly and perfectly set and secured. It is desirable and, in fact, is quite important that the paste be applied only over the precise area required and that it be precluded from reaching the edges or the narrower side faces of the packages, as the packages would in such case adhere to one another and cause interference with the proper working of the machine` as Well as disfigurement of the packages. To obviate such undersirable results, the paste-receptacle 247 (shown in detail in Figs. 15 and 16) is secured to an arm or lever 284, pivotally supported at one end, as seen in Figs. 19 and 20, and the slide 275 is furnished with plates or lifters 285, 2852 and 286, which are preferably made adjustable and which determine at what point and for what length of time the paste-roller 246 shall be lowered into or raised out of contact with the face of the package. As shown in Figs. 15, 19, and 20, the paste-roller axle or shaft carries at oneend a supporting-roller 288, beneath which the plates or lifters 285, 285'1, and 286 travel, the first and last being of such height as to raise the paste-roller clear of the package and the intermediate one permitting it to descend and rest directly on the package.

The plates, ways, or platforms 270 and 273 are carried by vertically-adjustable stems or posts 289, whereby their elevation may be accurately determined.

The pasze-fqplyz'ag devices-The several paste-applying devices for the revenue-stamps and for both the labels are alike in general principle and construction, though their positions vary, and the paste-rollers are made larger or smaller, as required, for the different places. The description of one will sufce for all, and itis convenient to make the explanation in connection with Figs. 15 and 16, illustrating the paste box and roller for the trade-label. In each case a paste receptacle or hopper 210 supplies paste to asmaller paste-box 201 or 247 through a flexible pipe or tube 209, which latter permits the limited movement of the paste-box necessary to carry the paste-roller to and from the stamp, label, or package, as the case may be. In the case of the stamp and distri ctlabel, both of which are narrow, a single narrow roller, such as shown in Fig. 14, is all that is required; but for the broad trade-label it is found expedient to divide the roller into several sections, as seen in Fig. 15, and to interpose between the sections milled disks 287, which, taking due hold upon the bag or package, insure proper rotation of the roller. The paste-roll isformed with a series of shallow pits or indentations 292, into which the paste ente-rs at that side of the roller which for the time is within the paste-box 201 or 247 and from which it is drawn forth through its cohesiveness after the roll is pressed against the stamp, label, or package to cause the outer portion to be deposited thereon. The smooth surface of the roll between the indentations serves to spread out and evenly distribute the small dabsv or quantities delivered by the pits or indentations, and in this way a very perfect application is made. Each paste-box is furnished' with a hinged lid or cover 2923, which is provided with a suitable fastening. In Fig. 15 this is shown in the form of a hinged or swinging bail 293,'provided with a clamping-screw 294, whereby a tight sealing of the cover maybe effected. This is deemed desirable, as the considerable head or pressure due to the elevation of the hopper 210 tends to force the' paste out around the cover.

Each paste-box 201 or 247 is adjustably mounted upon its supporting-arm, a clampingscrew 295 being provided to secure it where placed.

Trade-Zabel holden-The trade-labels here referred to are broad labels of approximately the size of one face of the bag or package, and they require to bc delivered to and firmly pressed upon the facev of the package afterv the latter has passed beneath the paste-roller and received its proper coating of paste.

The label-holder resembles in a general way that of my former machinewthat is to say, it is a rectangular box or magazine with inturnedlips or anges at two sides to sustain a column of labels lying fiat one upon another and pressed down by a weight. Ithas been found in the practical use of the machine that if the weight upon the lowermost label should be too great the label would not be freely and properly withdrawn from the holder in some instances, and the present improvements in the holder are directed tov the correction of n this fault. The position and general arrangement of the holder are shown in Figs. 2 and 19, and its operation is indicated diagrammatically in Fig. 20, while the details of construction are shown in Figs. 11, 12, and 13. Referring first to Figs. 2 and 19, it will be seen that the label-holder 296 is located directly over the plate or way 273 and at such distance beyond the paste-roller 246 that when TOO IIO

one package is beneath the roller and another near the top of the holder 296.

bel-holder will be seen to consist of a rectangular magazine composed of four vertical angle-plates suitably joined by metal strips or plates. At two opposite sides or walls of the holder there are inturned lips or flanges 297 at the bottom, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 13, upon which rest the ends of the lowermost label, those above receiving their support therefrom also through the medium of the intervening labels. Above and resting upon the stack of labels is a weight 298, which serves to keep the labels fiat and to insure their resting firmly and evenly upon the lips 297. Near the bottom of the holder there are on opposite sides two horizontal brackets or guiding-supports 299, in or upon which slide blocks 300, provided with blades 301, having thin wedging or chisel-shapededges adapted to pass through openings in the walls of the holder and to enter between the labels, as indicated in Figs. 11 and 12, in the latter by dotted lines. The guides or brackets 299 are carried by plates or slides 302, which in turn move in guides or ways on the sides of the holder 296 and have a limited vertical play therein. The plates 302 are formed with ears or lugs 303, which serve both to carry springs 304, by which the blocks 300 are pressed inward, and as guides for vertical rods 305, which are further guided by lugs or ears 306, Each rod 305 carries at its lower end a beveled block or wedge 307, the lower edge of which rests noi'- mally upon the inner and upper edge of one or the other of the blocks 300, which edge may advantageously be slightly beveled, as indicated.

lower the holder and cause the wedges 307 to force back the blocks 300, thus pressing the holder firmly against the package beneath and permitting the lowermost label to be pressed against the package with the whole weight 0r pressure of all the labels above it with that of weight 298 added. This will insure good contact of the label with the gummed or pastecoated surface of the package'and give sufricient adhesion to withdraw the label from the holder if relieved of the pressure of the labels and weight above, clamping it against or upon the lips 297. If, now, the rods 305 be raised without lifting the holder, the wedges 307 will withdraw from in front of blocks 300, permitting the springs 304 to press said blocks With the parts thus constructedl .a downward pressure upon the rods 305 will appreciable resistance to the withdrawal of the bottom label from the holder, and hence there will be no danger of stripping the label from the pasted surface of the package. When the main body or column of labels is lifted a short distance from the few below the blades 301, it is desirable to lift the holder bodily to cause the bottom label to be withdrawn from it. This is accomplished by applying to the rods 305 collars 308, which are clamped at any desired point thereon by set-screws 310, which serve also as means of connecting thereto a pair of links 309. These links are jointed to the free ends of radial arms 311, carried by a rock-shaft 312, which carries also a crank-arm 313, through which the shaft is periodically rocked. The collars 308 are set at such height on the rods 305 that said rods shall be raised high enough to withdraw the wedges 307 from in front of blocks 300 and shall then continue their movement sufliciently to separate the main body of labels from the few left at the bottom of the holder before the collars 308 engage with the guide-lugs 306. Hence the described movement or elevation of the rods and labels takes place without any elevation of the holder 296. When the separation is effected, the collars 308 engage the lugs 306 and the holder is bodily lifted to withdraw the bottom label therefrom, as above explained. As seen in Figs. 2 and 19, crankarm 313 is connected by a link 314 with an elbow-lever 315, which is in turn connected by a rod 316 (seen in Figs. 1, 3, 19, 21, and 23) with an arm 317, Fig. 3, secured upon the connecting-rod 132. (Shown in said Fig. 3.) The arm 317 is secured in place by a set-screw, so that it may be readily and properly adjusted upon rod 132, and rod 316 is threaded at its end and provided with nuts 318 and 319, between which the arm 317 is held. In this way two provisions are made for adjusting the connections and determining the throw and the time of movement of elbow-lever 315, and consequently of crank arm 313 and rockshaft 312.

The Zabel-presser.-Immedietely after the label-holder 296 is raised and the bottom label is withdrawn therefrom the slide 275 advances and pushing before it a fresh bag or package moves the entire line of packages on way 273 forward, carrying the one just labled out from beneath the label-holder and causing it to push the one before it to a point directlj7 beneath the label-presser 320. (Seen in Fig. 1 and in Figs. 19 and 20.) This presser is merely a fiat-faced plate or block of metal faced, if deemed best, with rubber or the like and having a vertical stem 321 movable through a guide-block 322, adjustably secured on a depending vertical rod or post 323, the stem 321 being connected by a link 324 with an arm 325, projecting radially from rock-shaft 312, as seen in Fig. 19. In the short time elapsing between the withdrawal of the label lfrom the IOO IIO 

